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<item><title>From ETABS column forces to StructFlow: check tens of thousands of load cases at once</title><link>https://structflow.app/en/blog/etabs-load-check/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://structflow.app/en/blog/etabs-load-check/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>How-to</category><description>How-to: export the Column Forces table from ETABS, paste it into the StructFlow rectangular column, wall, or circular column tool, check tens of thousands of load combinations, sort by D/C, and export a report.</description></item>
<item><title>What is Taiwan New RC, the new high-strength reinforced concrete?</title><link>https://structflow.app/en/blog/what-is-new-rc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://structflow.app/en/blog/what-is-new-rc/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Concepts</category><description>An introduction to Taiwan New RC high-strength reinforced concrete: research background, high-strength concrete with SD685/SD785 reinforcement, how design differs from conventional RC, and research resources.</description></item>
<item><title>Biaxial bending check for columns: why two uniaxial checks are not enough</title><link>https://structflow.app/en/blog/biaxial-bending-check/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://structflow.app/en/blog/biaxial-bending-check/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Practice</category><description>Biaxial bending check for RC columns: why separate uniaxial checks can be unconservative, what the P–Mx–My interaction surface and demand/capacity ratio mean, and how to check large ETABS load sets at once.</description></item>
<item><title>Spiral columns vs tied columns: how the design differs</title><link>https://structflow.app/en/blog/spiral-vs-tied-columns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://structflow.app/en/blog/spiral-vs-tied-columns/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Concepts</category><description>Spiral vs tied columns: confinement effect, failure modes, and the different strength reduction factors and axial load limits in the code, and how to switch between them in StructFlow to compare.</description></item>
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<item><title>UHPC jacket retrofit of existing columns: research highlights and how to evaluate</title><link>https://structflow.app/en/blog/uhpc-jacket-retrofit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://structflow.app/en/blog/uhpc-jacket-retrofit/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Research</category><description>UHPC jacket retrofit of existing RC columns: properties of ultra-high-performance concrete, recent full-scale test research (high axial load, shear-deficient columns, cast-in-place and precast), and evaluation by moment–curvature analysis.</description></item>
<item><title>Cantilever retaining wall design: what to check under the 2023 (ROC 112) code</title><link>https://structflow.app/en/blog/retaining-wall-2023-code/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://structflow.app/en/blog/retaining-wall-2023-code/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Practice</category><description>Cantilever retaining wall checklist per the 2023 (ROC 112) Taiwan foundation and concrete design specifications: static and seismic overturning, sliding, eccentricity, bearing, groundwater, seismic earth pressure, and member strength.</description></item>
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